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Mothers

Duration: 30 minutes

Comedy writer Carole Matthews, novelist Carl Tighe and playwright Alan McDonald celebrate and criticise mothers. From September 2002. Show more

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Absence

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 14^th Dec 2018, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Dec 2018, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Journalist Emma Brockes joins Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis and novelist Jay Basu to discuss gaps with Matthew Parris. From 2002. Show more

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Masculinity

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Dec 2018, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th Dec 2018, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Writers Nick Walker, Lindsey Davis and Neil Rollinson join Matthew Parris to discuss what makes a man's man. From 2002. Show more

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Entitlement

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Jun 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Jun 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Dominic Arkwright, Heather Brooke, Simon Evans and Naomi Alderman debate the mood of our relentless entitlement. From 2010. Show more

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Paranoia

Duration: 30 minutes

Authors Mil Millington, Louise Welsh and Belfast journalist Malachi O'Doherty discuss paranoia with Matthew Parris. From August 2002. Show more

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Countryside

Duration: 30 minutes

Rock critic Neil McCormick, poet Dorothea Smartt and writer Andy Miller share their love and fear of rural Britain. From August 2002. Show more

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Working Mums

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th Jul 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Jul 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Dominic Arkwright, Arabella Weir, Deborah Orr and Oliver James discuss the demands of motherhood and paid work. From July 2010. Show more

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How's My Driving?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Dec 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd May 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Dominic Arkwright, Alison Larkman, Chris Serle and Patrick Field take a spin round 21st-century driving. From December 2009. Show more

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Producer:: Christine Hall

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I'm H.A.P.P.Y

Duration: 1 minute

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Nov 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Apr 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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From euphoria to contentment - Miriam Akhtar, Dr Phil Hammond, Lucy Mangan and Dominic Arkwright focus on happiness. From 2009. Show more

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Leaving the Comfort Zone

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Nov 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Apr 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Dominic Arkwright, Rhona Cameron, Andy Cave and Agnes Poirier discuss pushing the limits and self-development. From 2009. Show more

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Producer:: Beatrice Fenton

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Poetry Schmoetry

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Jun 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Jun 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Dominic Arkwright, Andrew Motion, Guy Browning and Rachel Pantechnicon debate the pros and cons of poetry. From 2010. Show more

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Living Cheap

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Nov 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Jul 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Is it painful to economise? Debate with David Collins, Laurie Penny and Pauline Black. Presented by Dominic Arkwright. From 2010. Show more

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Le Tour de France

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Jun 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 6^th Jul 2017, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dominic Arkwright and guests Michael Simkins, Agnes Poirier and Johnny Green discuss cycling's greatest event. From June 2010. Show more

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Everyone's A Critic

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Dec 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th May 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Toby Young, Lynne Hatwell, Clive Fletcher and Dominic Arkwright wonder if we really need critics or even criticism? From December 2009. Show more

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Lost

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Jul 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Jun 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Dominic Arkwright, Jamie Neale, Louise Doughty and Hugh Thomson write about their experiences of being 'lost'. From July 2010. Show more

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You're Fired!

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Jul 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Apr 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dominic Arkwright, Anna Raeburn, Linda Blair and Jeremy Clarke discuss the process and aftermath of getting the sack. From July 2009. Show more

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Falling on Your Sword

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jul 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Mar 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Anne Atkins, Anthony Howard and Toby Young join Dominic Arkwright to discuss dignity in admitting defeat. From July 2009. Show more

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Trivia

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Jun 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Mar 2021, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dominic Arkwright, Mark Mason, Kathryn Hughes and Francis Gilbert debate the usefulness of learning lots of facts. From June 2009. Show more

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Competition

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Nov 2018, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Nov 2018, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Chris Bigsby talks competition with laid-back writer Howard Jacobson and highly driven FT columnist Mrs Moneypenny. From April 2002. Show more

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Absence

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Jul 2014, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Jul 2014, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Journalist Emma Brockes joins Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis and novelist Jay Basu to discuss gaps with Matthew Parris. From August 2002. Show more

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